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DxK to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 11 months ago

Researchers Train Mice To Choose Between Life-Saving Medications And Other Essentials

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DxK to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 11 months ago
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BALTIMORE, MD—Calling the trial a huge breakthrough in behavioral science, researchers at Johns Hopkins University announced Tuesday they had trained mice to choose between life-saving medications and other essentials. “In this first-of-its-kind experiment, we were able to successfully teach rodents to make a…
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    11 months ago

    That’s the joke.

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      I think they just wanted to build a model system that was closer to real patients.

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      Duh

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        11 months ago

        So why repeat it?

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          You mad bro? I just rephrased it in the mostly obvious Not The Onion form. Rephrasing isn’t repeating.

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            No. Not sure why you’re getting into a tizzy about it.

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              You’re projecting. I didn’t get into a tizzy, you’re the one that responded to my comment first.

              I didn’t mean to upset you by rephrasing the post. You can let it go now.

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                I would say the same.

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